Hearts, Volume 6, Issue 2

Background: This study aims to evaluate the impact of critical illness, defined as the need for preoperative intensive care unit (ICU) admission for invasive monitoring or organ support, on cardiac surgery outcomes for patients with acute infective e...

Background: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) face an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), particularly those with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <30 mL/min/1.73 m². Aims: To assess low-density lipoprotein chol...

Background: Infected aortic aneurysms pose significant therapeutic challenges, given the fragility of infected aneurysmal tissue. Mycotic aneurysms caused by Streptococcus agalactiae are rare and may progress in the absence of classical systemic infe...

Catheter ablation (CA) was found to outperform antiarrhythmic drug therapy (AAD), and it is a key treatment for rhythm control for patients with symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF). Nevertheless, the procedure’s effectiveness is limited by rec...

Background/Objectives: The complexity of Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery (MIMVS) could cause a slow learning curve and potentially patient harm. We thus investigated if a novice mitral valve center encountered difficulties implementing MIMVS....

Adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) represents a significant portion of congenital anomalies, and with improved treatments leading to an increased life expectancy, its prevalence has been increasing over the past few decades. Nonetheless, a conside...

Right heart failure (RHF) is a common manifestation after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) placement and is associated with a high mortality rate. Historically, RV failure requiring an RVAD at the time of LVAD implantation has been associated wi...